Press statement Police guarantees safety and security of the tourism industry

The Police and its sister security agencies have boosted security in the Western districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko following the tragic events surrounding the ethnic and cultural conflicts in the area. The area that comprises the Mountain Rwenzori National Park has very significant Safari attractions that have drawn an increase in the number of […]

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Three of the kyegegwa church attack suspects dead

The police force in Kyegegwa is investigating circumstances that have resulted into the death of three suspects believed to have carried out an attack on the Mungumwema church in Karokarungi, Magoma parish, Hapuyo Sub County in kyegegwa district about last week. They have been identified as Hakuzimana Abdu Salim (Jimmy) 28years, who was the Imam […]

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THUGS ATTACK THE WESTERN DISTRICTS OF KASESE, BUNDIBUGYO AND KASESE

Today, 5th July, 2014, groups of thugs armed with pangas, spears and guns and suspected to be radical elements linked to the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu, a Bukonjo cultural institution, descended on the towns of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Karugutu in Ntoroko District. The Police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) successfully countered them. In Kasese, […]

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POLICE RESPONSE ON REPORTS OF TERROR THREATS TO ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

International and local media have, today, carried stories to the effect that there are specific terror threats targeting Uganda, and, particularly, Entebbe International Airport. They attributed the source of the information to the United States embassy in Uganda, and, who, in turn, are reported to have said they got the information from the Uganda Police. […]

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